Trinity Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Fort Dodge, IA
Trinity Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 477 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (135 such births). That is the same as the Iowa rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 477Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 138Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Trinity Regional Medical Center
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
802 Kenyon Rd
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Webster County
Call (515) 573-3101 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Trinity Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 138 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 93 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Iowa, Trinity Regional Medical Center has the 20th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Trinity Regional Medical Center holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Fort Dodge
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion | Clarion | 28 | 33% | 699 | Yes |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City | 33 | 31% | 80 | Yes |
| Boone County Hospital | Boone | 34 | 22% | 140 | Yes |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center | Algona | 39 | 26% | 113 | Yes |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | Ames | 44 | 16% | 1,485 | Yes |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home | Carroll | 46 | 13% | 400 | Yes |
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